Here’s how I’d configure it, personally. I’m a cheapskate, so it’s a RWD Select. (I’d get the bigger battery if I could, but that’s not an option on the Select). The only thing I splurged on is the Rapid Red color, which is $400 extra and is the only interesting color available at the moment.

The high range Ford actually makes out about 10k below where the low range Jag starts.

“No one ever followed their way to the top” says Kia, advertising a car that obviously followed the design of the Nissan Kicks.

Huh. That’s a lot heavier than I would have expected.

Interesting. They clearly added an artificial sound to give some kind of audible cue when you accelerate. I’m sort of bothered by it, and I sort of like it. Hmm.

Today in News That Nobody Is Surprised By: GM fucked something up.

They’ll think up another name. GT-E or Thunderbolt or something.

From an advertising perspective, any attention is good attention.

OK, I’ll give you that, but that’s where the resemblance ends.

All right. I spent a lot of time yesterday defending this car, and while I stand by what I said, I should admit I’m not completely in love with it. A few thoughts:

No.

I think that’s their eventual plan. I’ll be a little bit sad, but it would have happened eventually anyway.

Call it a Probe and nobody would give it a second look.

I like both versions. Am I allowed to like both versions?

Exactly. This is what bothers me more than the fact that they made it and called it what they did - it’s that Jalops would be crawling over each other’s heads to get one if they called it what it is, which is a sport wagon. But there’s such a phobia here of the words “crossover” and “SUV” that we’ve all convinced…

I like the I-Pace a lot. I also like the Mach-E.

I don’t think that’s true at all. A lot of people, including me, would be ecstatic to have a proper two-door Mustang with an electric drivetrain.

Most of it was new. There were only a few minor parts carried over.

A lot of builds use a Toyota MR2 power steering pump, which is electric.

All right, I really can’t argue with you there.